I talked about this in my previous post where I mentioned an excellent local cafe, Cafe Pergamino, but I’d like to delve into a bit more detail. Colombian coffee has a good reputation, and for good reason, but it seems to have been overshadowed in recent years...

Living in Medellin is like living in a city in the jungle…which, come to think of it, that’s essentially what Medellin is. There is foliage everywhere, little brooks, trees all along the sidewalk. It’s really quite lovely and about the opposite of...

I was really surprised to see this (pleasantly surprised). Colombians are even more environmentally conscious than we Americans are (we’ve gotten a lot better in recent years). For example, most stores and restaurants in the U.S. only have trash cans, not...

I’m really impressed with the overall quality of meat here, and of the beef in particular. I suspect it’s because factory farming hasn’t reached the level of sophistication it has in the U.S. and so they’re not cramming the animals in anywhere...

You cannot be outside and be left alone for more than ten minutes. You will be accosted and sold to. As far as I’ve yet seen, they’re merely annoying (sometimes very), but never outright dangerous or angry when you won’t buy anything. Several...

Sorry, I was struggling for a topic today to start off with, I know a bit about classic menswear, and I had observed this but hadn’t thought of writing about it until now. They are. And I know this is something that just screams for pictures and I will get those...

Before I start I’d like to point out that if when you go looking for criticisms to make about a whole country and you’re reduced to bitching about how comfortable the seats are, that’s actually quite a compliment because it means you can’t find...

As you can imagine, if you’ve been reading these, crossing the street here in Bogota is fun. It’s not quite as bad as you might think, there is a certain method and set of rules involved, but said rules must be worked out on one’s own via...

Pollution and how it affects my mucus It’s not terrible, but you’re going to notice it if you’re coming from somewhere with significantly less of it. I blow my nose a lot more now and what comes out is far darker (ew, I know, sorry, but I think this...

Las Paletas (popsicles) So they really have a thing for popsicles here. I mean here in Bogota, where it’s never really hot, for anyone about to say “well of course, it’s hot there”. No, no it isn’t, not where I’m at. It rarely...